Salary : Rs 8L to Rs 25L

Key Responsibilities

- Identify and coordinate with third-party/ contract manufacturing sites for current product trials and ongoing commercial production
- Monitor manufacturing costs, negotiate/coordinate commercial terms with manufacturing partners, and identify opportunities to improve manufacturing economics.
- Coordinate raw-material planning, procurement requirements, production schedules and dispatches with contract manufacturing partners.
- Build and maintain strong working relationships with contract manufacturing partners and drive timely resolution of technical and commercial issues.
- Own plant-level troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, corrective actions and successful closure of manufacturing issues.
- Monitor yields, process efficiency, and manufacturing costs
- Conduct technical assessments/audits of contract manufacturing facilities
- Develop Batch Manufacturing Records (BMRs) and process instructions in coordination with the R&D; team
- Handle pilot plant operations for new product development and scale-up trials
- Supervise junior chemists/technical staff involved in plant operations
- Ensure proper documentation, safety compliance,



and operational discipline at manufacturing sites

Desired Traits

- The ideal candidate should be comfortable working in a startup environment, taking ownership without extensive supervision, travelling to plants at short notice, and working directly with plant owners, production teams and R&D; scientists.

Qualifications

- M.Tech / B.Tech in Chemical Engineering OR M.Sc / equivalent degree in Chemistry from a reputed institution
- Minimum 5 years, preferably 10 year plus of experience in process scale-up, and commercial manufacturing in specialty chemicals/fine chemicals/agrochemicals
- Hands on coordination experience with third-party/contract manufacturing sites
- Strong understanding of plant operations, troubleshooting, and process documentation
- Existing network of manufacturing partners in Gujarat and other states is preferred
- Experience with chemical processes involving chlorination/halogenation, sulfonation, alkylation, phosphorus chemistry, or other specialty chemical reactions is preferred

📌 Manager – Process Scale-Up & Contract Manufacturing for Chemical Manufacturing (Vadodara)
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📍 Vadodara